When the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against Sinaloa Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya and nine other current and former officials, the allegations sent shockwaves through Mexico's political establishment.
Never before had a sitting Mexican governor been accused by U.S. authorities of colluding with drug cartels. That changed when prosecutors alleged Rocha Moya worked alongside the Sinaloa Cartel and the Los Chapitos faction to help distribute "massive quantities of narcotics" into the United States.
